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1972Final results

1972 election for Arkansas House District 43

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Claude Wade (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Cohee (Oth) by 4.5 points.

Claude WadeDemocrat · winner
52.3%4,864
CoheeOther party
47.7%4,442
9,306 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+3.41974R+23.01978R+0.31980D+3.72000D+12.72002D+4.62008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET